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United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Crop Weather
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
(405) 522-6190 · FAX (405) 528-2296 · www.nass.usda.gov/ok
A combined contribution with Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Mesonet
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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Information provided by respondents on NASS surveys, will remain completely confidential, as required by
Federal law. NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be identified.
Volume 36, Number 18
Weekly Summary for Jun 10-Jun 16
Issued June 17, 2013
Small Grain and Canola Harvest Underway
Most of the week was sunny and dry, allowing for substantial progress in the harvest of small grains and canola. Wheat harvest was 30 percent complete by the end of the week, while canola harvest was 36 percent complete. Most row crops are behind normal progress in planting and emergence. Of the row crops that have emerged, conditions were rated mostly good, or good to fair. Rain over the weekend averaged around half an inch for the state. The western half of the state continued to struggle with drought conditions. Livestock operators in the worst drought areas were struggling to find grazing land. Topsoil moisture conditions continued to be rated mostly adequate. Subsoil moisture conditions were rated 44 percent adequate and 55 percent short to very short. There were only 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Harvest of wheat, rye and oats made substantial progress, but was significantly behind normal. Wheat heading was virtually complete and 95 percent was in the soft dough stage of development by the end of the week. Wheat harvest was 30 percent complete by Sunday, 34 points behind the five-year average. Rye harvested was 21 percent complete by week’s end, 36 points behind normal. Oats heading was 96 percent complete and oats in the soft dough stage reached 78 percent by Sunday. Harvest of oats was 22 percent complete, 34 percent behind the five-year average.
Canola was rated mostly fair to poor condition. Canola was 92 percent mature and 36 percent was harvested by the end of the week, compared to this week last year, when the canola harvest was ending.
Row Crops: Corn and peanuts were rated mostly in good condition, while sorghum and cotton were rated mostly good to fair. Ninety-four percent of corn had emerged by the end of the week. Sorghum seedbed preparation was 94 percent complete, and 60 percent of the crop had been planted by the end of the week. Sorghum emerged was 35 percent complete by week’s end, 13 points below the five-year average. Soybean seedbed preparation was 85 percent complete, and 54 percent had been planted. Thirty-one percent of soybeans had emerged by the end of the week, 28 points below normal. Peanut planting was virtually complete by Sunday and 89 percent was emerged. Cotton seedbed preparation was 95 percent complete by the end of the week. Cotton planting was 69 percent complete and 53 percent had emerged by Sunday, 20 points behind normal.
Watermelon planting was virtually complete by the end of the week, and 61 percent of plants were running vines. Ten percent of the crop was setting fruit, 16 points behind normal.
Hay: Conditions of alfalfa and other hay were rated mostly good to fair. Hay cutting made significant progress, but remained behind the five-year average. Growing populations of grasshoppers were noted in south central and southeastern Oklahoma. A first cutting of alfalfa hay was 91 percent complete by the end of the week while a second cutting was only nine percent complete, 50 points behind the five year average. A first cutting of other hay was 49 percent complete, 11 points behind normal.
Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range were rated mostly good to fair. Just over half of the livestock in Oklahoma was rated in good condition, while 34 percent was rated as fair. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, June 16, 2013 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago
Topsoil
Very Short 22 17 14
Short
15
19
32 Adequate 56 56 53
Surplus
7
8
1 Subsoil
Very Short
35
30
23 Short 20 24 42
Adequate
44
43
34 Surplus 1 3 1 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, June 16, 2013 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Wheat
26
27
28
18
1 Rye 21 28 37 11 3
Oats
11
17
34
34
4 Canola 19 31 28 19 3
Corn
0
2
17
68
13 Sorghum 0 2 54 39 5
Peanuts
0
0
24
69
7 Cotton 1 10 39 50 0
Alfalfa Hay
8
12
33
41
6 Other Hay 7 9 41 39 4
Livestock
1
5
34
52
8 Pasture and Range 14 12 36 32 6

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Crop Weather
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
(405) 522-6190 · FAX (405) 528-2296 · www.nass.usda.gov/ok
A combined contribution with Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Mesonet
-over-
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Information provided by respondents on NASS surveys, will remain completely confidential, as required by
Federal law. NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be identified.
Volume 36, Number 18
Weekly Summary for Jun 10-Jun 16
Issued June 17, 2013
Small Grain and Canola Harvest Underway
Most of the week was sunny and dry, allowing for substantial progress in the harvest of small grains and canola. Wheat harvest was 30 percent complete by the end of the week, while canola harvest was 36 percent complete. Most row crops are behind normal progress in planting and emergence. Of the row crops that have emerged, conditions were rated mostly good, or good to fair. Rain over the weekend averaged around half an inch for the state. The western half of the state continued to struggle with drought conditions. Livestock operators in the worst drought areas were struggling to find grazing land. Topsoil moisture conditions continued to be rated mostly adequate. Subsoil moisture conditions were rated 44 percent adequate and 55 percent short to very short. There were only 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Harvest of wheat, rye and oats made substantial progress, but was significantly behind normal. Wheat heading was virtually complete and 95 percent was in the soft dough stage of development by the end of the week. Wheat harvest was 30 percent complete by Sunday, 34 points behind the five-year average. Rye harvested was 21 percent complete by week’s end, 36 points behind normal. Oats heading was 96 percent complete and oats in the soft dough stage reached 78 percent by Sunday. Harvest of oats was 22 percent complete, 34 percent behind the five-year average.
Canola was rated mostly fair to poor condition. Canola was 92 percent mature and 36 percent was harvested by the end of the week, compared to this week last year, when the canola harvest was ending.
Row Crops: Corn and peanuts were rated mostly in good condition, while sorghum and cotton were rated mostly good to fair. Ninety-four percent of corn had emerged by the end of the week. Sorghum seedbed preparation was 94 percent complete, and 60 percent of the crop had been planted by the end of the week. Sorghum emerged was 35 percent complete by week’s end, 13 points below the five-year average. Soybean seedbed preparation was 85 percent complete, and 54 percent had been planted. Thirty-one percent of soybeans had emerged by the end of the week, 28 points below normal. Peanut planting was virtually complete by Sunday and 89 percent was emerged. Cotton seedbed preparation was 95 percent complete by the end of the week. Cotton planting was 69 percent complete and 53 percent had emerged by Sunday, 20 points behind normal.
Watermelon planting was virtually complete by the end of the week, and 61 percent of plants were running vines. Ten percent of the crop was setting fruit, 16 points behind normal.
Hay: Conditions of alfalfa and other hay were rated mostly good to fair. Hay cutting made significant progress, but remained behind the five-year average. Growing populations of grasshoppers were noted in south central and southeastern Oklahoma. A first cutting of alfalfa hay was 91 percent complete by the end of the week while a second cutting was only nine percent complete, 50 points behind the five year average. A first cutting of other hay was 49 percent complete, 11 points behind normal.
Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range were rated mostly good to fair. Just over half of the livestock in Oklahoma was rated in good condition, while 34 percent was rated as fair. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, June 16, 2013 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago
Topsoil
Very Short 22 17 14
Short
15
19
32 Adequate 56 56 53
Surplus
7
8
1 Subsoil
Very Short
35
30
23 Short 20 24 42
Adequate
44
43
34 Surplus 1 3 1 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, June 16, 2013 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Wheat
26
27
28
18
1 Rye 21 28 37 11 3
Oats
11
17
34
34
4 Canola 19 31 28 19 3
Corn
0
2
17
68
13 Sorghum 0 2 54 39 5
Peanuts
0
0
24
69
7 Cotton 1 10 39 50 0
Alfalfa Hay
8
12
33
41
6 Other Hay 7 9 41 39 4
Livestock
1
5
34
52
8 Pasture and Range 14 12 36 32 6